This year we have had to expose to our classmates and teacher some of the projects and works that have been delegated to us. The discourse and speech is one of the aspects that as teachers we will have to deal with and domain as best as possible. A good presentation and communication of our suggestions may be better appreciated if we increase and improve our discourse skills; now it is presented a range of information and recommendations about the discourse.
FEATURES OF A WELL MADE DISCOURSE:
-Entertain:wants the audience to be satisfied and entertained, with the main purpose to make forget the daily life with its little facts based on humor. It offers great advantages for the sender and receptors equally, due to narration and cultural used.
-Inform:pursues the clear understanding of a subject, theme or idea that solves the uncertain things. The main purpose is to help the members of the auditorium due to make them pretend to expand their knowledge field.
-Persuade:is to influence listeners about clear and indisputable truths that can be tested and verified.
STEPS TO PREPARE A DISCOURSE:
- Improve verbal communication - Select a topic - Collect information - Select materials/ resources - Order materials/ resources - Construct the message (script) - Make a conclusion
TO IMPROVE VERBAL COMMUNICATION:
- Know to listen - Give and receive Feedback - Proper use of abstraccion
GIVE FEEDBACK IN A DISCOURSE:
- Look for the receptor’s availability - Describe, not to interpret - Provide feedback immediately at the time and proper place - Provide feedback to give new ideas - Provide feedback on how or what can be changed - Do not exaggerate - Stabilize a reason - Share experiences, feelings and ideas
RECEIVE FEEDBACK IN A DISCOURSE:
- Express what I want from the feedback - Check what I have heard - Share reactions with the feedback
SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING THE SCRIPT
-Conciseness:it is long and complex statement of the topic to report, in which the idea is in the main actions the speaker does, and manifests the purpose of the receptor or receptors can wonder, make a through from the perspective of these ones, where at the end of the speech, receptors can intervene in the extempore speech.
-Accuracy: it is where we should be concerned about every word we express, on the main points that speaker sets and these at the same time produce an impression on the audience; these should not be unnecessary words and try to maintain an active voice that contents statements and questions.
-Clarity:it is the exposition of points and based on words and phrases that attract attention because of ensuring that words express a key role when finishing the discourse.
-Originality: the expression of each individual, so it develops one topic of his/ her choice or duty; which integrates the information considered like convenient and somehow, this will tell us the level of professionalism and commitment when developing it.
WHAT TO DO IN A DISCOURSE:
This is one speech of president Barak Obama, there you will see that he´s a good predicator. He does not even control verbal language, he also controls non verbal language which helps him to convince his audience.
WHAT NOT TO DO IN A SPEECH:
This video is some dramatization, sometimes is a bit exaggerated but what it intends to show us, are the unviable ways that we should not do when presenting our discourses.
Here I give you all the Power Points that we have used due to support our discourses:
http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_public_speaking_2/ (This web site contains five modules that can be used to learn about the process of public speaking and to help to be prepared for discourses.)
http://eleaston.com/speaking.html (This site has speaking and pronunciation activities and information on speaking in public situations such as discourses with an American English accent.)
THE DISCOURSE
This year we have had to expose to our classmates and teacher some of the projects and works that have been delegated to us. The discourse and speech is one of the aspects that as teachers we will have to deal with and domain as best as possible.
A good presentation and communication of our suggestions may be better appreciated if we increase and improve our discourse skills; now it is presented a range of information and recommendations about the discourse.
FEATURES OF A WELL MADE DISCOURSE:
-Entertain: wants the audience to be satisfied and entertained, with the main purpose to make forget the daily life with its little facts based on humor. It offers great advantages for the sender and receptors equally, due to narration and cultural used.
-Inform: pursues the clear understanding of a subject, theme or idea that solves the uncertain things. The main purpose is to help the members of the auditorium due to make them pretend to expand their knowledge field.
-Persuade: is to influence listeners about clear and indisputable truths that can be tested and verified.
STEPS TO PREPARE A DISCOURSE:
- Improve verbal communication
- Select a topic
- Collect information
- Select materials/ resources
- Order materials/ resources
- Construct the message (script)
- Make a conclusion
TO IMPROVE VERBAL COMMUNICATION:
- Know to listen
- Give and receive Feedback
- Proper use of abstraccion
GIVE FEEDBACK IN A DISCOURSE:
- Look for the receptor’s availability
- Describe, not to interpret
- Provide feedback immediately at the time and proper place
- Provide feedback to give new ideas
- Provide feedback on how or what can be changed
- Do not exaggerate
- Stabilize a reason
- Share experiences, feelings and ideas
RECEIVE FEEDBACK IN A DISCOURSE:
- Express what I want from the feedback
- Check what I have heard
- Share reactions with the feedback
SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING THE SCRIPT
-Conciseness: it is long and complex statement of the topic to report, in which the idea is in the main actions the speaker does, and manifests the purpose of the receptor or receptors can wonder, make a through from the perspective of these ones, where at the end of the speech, receptors can intervene in the extempore speech.
-Accuracy: it is where we should be concerned about every word we express, on the main points that speaker sets and these at the same time produce an impression on the audience; these should not be unnecessary words and try to maintain an active voice that contents statements and questions.
-Clarity: it is the exposition of points and based on words and phrases that attract attention because of ensuring that words express a key role when finishing the discourse.
-Originality: the expression of each individual, so it develops one topic of his/ her choice or duty; which integrates the information considered like convenient and somehow, this will tell us the level of professionalism and commitment when developing it.
WHAT TO DO IN A DISCOURSE:
This is one speech of president Barak Obama, there you will see that he´s a good predicator. He does not even control verbal language, he also controls non verbal language which helps him to convince his audience.
WHAT NOT TO DO IN A SPEECH:
This video is some dramatization, sometimes is a bit exaggerated but what it intends to show us, are the unviable ways that we should not do when presenting our discourses.
Here I give you all the Power Points that we have used due to support our discourses:
INTERESTING LINKS:
http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-fields-discourse.cfm
(The discourse analysis according to Deborah Tannen)
http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_public_speaking_2/
(This web site contains five modules that can be used to learn about the process of public speaking and to help to be prepared for discourses.)
http://eleaston.com/speaking.html
(This site has speaking and pronunciation activities and information on speaking in public situations such as discourses with an American English accent.)
INTERESTING RESOURCES: